Our Story

Shake Shack sprouted from a hot dog cart in Madison Square Park in Manhattan to support the Madison Square Park Conservancy’s first art installation. The cart was quite the success, with Shack fans lined up daily for three summers.

We Wrote the Book on Burgers!

Rise and Shack

In 2004, a permanent kiosk opened in the park: Shake Shack was born. This modern day “roadside” burger stand serves up the most delicious burgers, hot dogs, frozen custard, shakes, beer, wine and more. An instant neighborhood fixture, Shake Shack welcomed people from all over the city, country and world who gathered together to enjoy fresh, simple, high-quality versions of the classics in a majestic setting. The rest, as they say, is burger history.

Get the Lowdown on All Things Shack

Chick’n Bites, crispy pieces of antibiotic-free, hand-breaded chicken breast, served with your choice of dipping sauce, have landed at most U.S. Shacks! Grab ‘em as a 6 count or 10 count with either BBQ Sauce or Honey Mustard. Chick’n Bites are always made fresh to order with all-natural... READ MORE...

Give Some Shack!

Treat someone special to burgers, fries and frozen custard from the Shack. Whether a Birthday, Holiday, Graduation, Congratulations, Thank You, Bon Voyage, Just Because or Whoops, My Bad – this is one gift that won’t be re-gifted. Do the right thing. Gift cards are available at Shake Shack. Or you can easily purchase one right now.

Give theGift of Shack!

Treat someone you love to delicious burgers, fries and frozen custard! Consider it the gift that keeps on giving… Purchase a Gift Card.

Stand for something good

We are the world! We love our planet and all its inhabitants. We’re working hard to lessen our footprint, and promise to keep pushing to make important new strides. We’re committed to extending hospitality beyond the four walls of each Shack into the surrounding community. Thank you for standing with us as we look to the future.See more good

Every Shack recycles all bottles and plastics, whether you sort or we do the sorting post-collection. It’s the most efficient way to make sure ZERO recyclable material ends up in landfills. Our cooking oil is reused to produce clean energy and our kitchen food is composted where locally possible.

We’re all about our hood! We strive to be the best employers and citizens of each community we call home. Whether partnering with Share Our Strength or working with local charitable organizations to donate 5% of sales of a specific concrete – the Shack is committed to giving back.

Let's Talk it Out

Our team eagerly awaits your feedback! Questions, comments, cries of outrage? Fire away, and a real live human being will get back to you. Your observations are invaluable – thank you for taking the time to share with us. Inquiring minds want to know!

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